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Case No. 15296Drug offences (suspected cannabis seizure) · Co. Dublin · 4 Dec 2024

Two men arrested after cannabis worth €2.1m seized

On 4 December 2024, Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau officers intercepted a vehicle in Finglas, Dublin, and searched a residence in Donore, Co Meath, seizing suspected cannabis worth €2.14 million and €231,350 in cash. Two men in their 30s were arrested; the sources do not name them or state their nationality. Reported on 5 December 2024, the men were being held at a garda station in Co Louth, and the drugs are undergoing forensic analysis while investigations continue.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested5 Dec
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
Two men in their 30s were arrested after suspected cannabis worth €2.14 million and €231,350 in cash were seized.
Where
  • Gardaí intercepted a vehicle in Finglas, Dublin.
  • Gardaí searched a residence in Donore, Co Meath.
When
The operation took place on 4 December 2024.
Investigation
  • The operation was carried out by the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau as part of an intelligence-led investigation targeting transnational drug trafficking networks.
  • The seized drugs are subject to forensic analysis and investigations are ongoing.
Other details
  • The men are being held at a garda station in Co Louth.
  • The report was published on 5 December 2024.
  • Detective Chief Superintendent Seamus Boland, head of the bureau, said the seizure shows the profits made by transnational organised crime groups.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatTwo men in their 30s were arrested after suspected cannabis worth €2.14 million and €231,350 in cash were seized. (rte.ie)
  • whereGardaí intercepted a vehicle in Finglas, Dublin and searched a residence in Donore, Co Meath. (rte.ie)
  • whenThe operation took place on the day before the article was published. (rte.ie)
  • investigationThe operation was part of an intelligence-led investigation targeting transnational drug trafficking networks. (rte.ie)
  • investigationThe seized drugs are subject to forensic analysis and investigations are ongoing. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe men are being held at a garda station in Co Louth. (rte.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 5 Dec2024
    Arrestedrte.ie, first report
    Two arrests after cannabis worth €2.1m seized in Leinster

    Reports a Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau operation in which two men were arrested and suspected cannabis and cash were seized; the drugs are subject to forensic analysis.

    suspect, 30s, malesuspect, 30s, male